JEMA: Jurnal Ilmiah Bidang Akuntansi dan Manajemen
Vol. 23 No. 1 (2026): JEMA: Jurnal Ilmiah Bidang Akuntansi dan Manajemen

Why do employees stay despite workplace violence? The roles of job satisfaction and organizational commitment

Meika Kurnia Puji Rahayu Dyah Anggraeni (Master of Management Program, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta)
Lalu Supardin (Departement of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta)
Mastura Roni (Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Melaka)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Apr 2026

Abstract

Workplace violence is widely recognized as a driver of employee withdrawal and turnover; however, limited evidence explains why employees in labor-intensive industries often remain despite adverse workplace experiences. This study examines the relationships among workplace violence, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and turnover intention in the Indonesian plantation sector. Using survey data from 354 employees and Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling, the study tests the direct, mediating, and moderating relationships among the constructs. The findings show that workplace violence significantly influences turnover intention and reduces job satisfaction. Job satisfaction partially mediates the relationship between workplace violence and turnover intention, indicating that negative workplace experiences shape employees’ intentions through their evaluation of work conditions. Organizational commitment significantly moderates the violence–turnover relationship, suggesting that highly committed employees may react more strongly to workplace violence due to a greater sense of psychological attachment and perceived betrayal. An unexpected finding indicates that some employees remain despite experiencing workplace violence, suggesting that employees may tolerate such conditions due to economic dependence, limited employment alternatives, income security concerns, and contextual factors that discourage job mobility. These findings contribute to strategic human capital management literature by demonstrating that employee retention may not always signal healthy organizational conditions.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jema

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

JEMA: Jurnal Ilmiah Bidang Akuntansi dan Manajemen (Scientific Journal of Accounting and Management) with registered number p-ISSN 1693-7864 and e-ISSN 2597-4017, is a peer reviewed journal published two times a year by Universitas Islam Malang. The aims of JEMA is to diseeminate the conceptual ...